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Naturalized U.S. citizen admits smuggling $65 million in sensitive electronics to Russian military, security services
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Newark, New Jersey - A New Jersey man pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to his role in an international conspiracy in which $65 million worth of sensitive electronics were sent illegally to Russian military and security services.
President Obama Signs HERO Act of 2015
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Washington, DC - In what was a huge win for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Human Exploitation Rescue Operations Act of 2015 or HERO Act of 2015 was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday, May 19 with President Barack Obama officially signing the bill into law.
ICE investigation, takedown of Liberian war criminal recounted in book 'American Warlord'
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Washington, DC - How does a young man from Orlando, Florida, a short drive from Disney World, grow up to become “a brutal, drug crazed torturer,” is the question Johnny Dwyer, author of the recently published book American Warlord, attempts to answer. Dwyer chronicles the life of Chucky Taylor who traveled to Liberia and became “the most feared man in Liberia.”
NASA Awards $100,000 to Winning Team of Robot Challenge
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Worcester, Massachusetts - NASA has awarded $100,000 in prize money to the Mountaineers, a team from West Virginia University, Morgantown, for successfully completing Level 2 of the Sample Return Robot Challenge, part of the agency's Centennial Challenges prize program.
Energy Commission Approves 'Data Adequacy' of Puente Power Project Application
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Oxnard, California - An application for certification for the Puente Power Project (PPP) was adopted as data adequate by the California Energy Commission during its business meeting today, beginning the 12-month licensing review process for the proposed 262-megawatt (MW) natural gas-fired power plant in Oxnard.
Stand Up for American Workers and Pass TAA
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Washington, DC - In this week's address, the President reiterated that his top priority is to grow the American economy and ensure that every hardworking American has a fair shot at success. It’s because of this commitment that the President has worked to enact smart new trade agreements that level the playing field for our workers, open new markets for our businesses, and hold other countries to the kinds of high standards that Americans are proud to hold ourselves to here at home.
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